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Let's talk cookies in Little Falls, Minn.
2020-01-31 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Little Falls Library, 108 NE Third St., Little Falls, MN, United States
Let’s talk cookies. And while we’re at it, let’s also talk restaurants and home cooking. Rick Nelson and Lee Svitak Dean head to Little Falls for the chat about “The Great Minnesota Cookie Book” and more.

Cookbooks at The Golden Fig
2019-12-15 12:00 - 13:30 | The Golden Fig, 794 Grand Av., St. Paul, MN, 55105, United States
Get in the holiday spirit at The Golden Fig, where Lee and Rick will be signing “The Great Minnesota Cookie Book.”

Cookie books and cookie potluck at Savage Library
2019-12-14 11:00 - 13:00 | MN
Authors Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson talk about holiday baking and the stories behind “The Great Minnesota Cookie Book.” For those who’d like to bake and bring cookies to share later, please do so.

Cookie Contest Sampler
2019-12-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Star Tribune headquarters (first floor atrium), 650 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Taste all five of the 2019 winners of the Taste Cookie Contest.

The history of the Bundt pan in Minnesota
2019-10-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Norway House, 913 E. Franklin Av., Minneapolis, MN, 55404, United States
Taste editor Lee Svitak Dean and and colleague Rick Nelson will tell stories of the Bundt pan over the decades — and the sometimes wild recipes that went with it.

Homecoming/Alumni Talk: Decades of dining
2019-10-12 13:00 - 13:45 | Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Av., St. Paul, MN, 55104, United States
As the food section, Taste, of the Star Tribune turns 50, we look at the way we ate at home and in restaurants over those years.

Taste 50th birthday celebration
2019-10-03 11:00 - 13:00 | Star Tribune headquarters (first floor atrium), 650 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
A party for the public with birthday cake and beverages in honor of the Taste section and its 50 years, one of the longest continual food sections in the country.

A conversation about Vikings food
2019-05-18 12:30 - 13:30 | American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Av., Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
A chat with Mia-Louise Sellerup of the Ribe VikingeCenter in Denmark on food of the 10th century, part of her ongoing research around Viking-era foodways. Tickets include lunch.

Meet-and-greet with food writers
2019-04-27 17:00 - 18:30 | Lynhall, 2640 Lyndale Av. S., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55408
Attention, Twin Cities food writers. Join Lee at a meet-and-greet informal gathering, put on by the Association of Food Journalists , of which Lee is a co-regional director. The event is in conjunction with the national conference of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs. Appetizers, cash bar and lots of conversation.

Common Good Cookies
2018-12-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Common Good Books, 38 Snelling Av. S., St. Paul, MN
Book signing at Common Good Books (38 Snelling Av. S., St. Paul). Free.

Cookies Up North
2018-12-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Glensheen Mansion, 3300 London Road, Duluth, MN
Book signing at Glensheen Mansion (3300 London Road, Duluth). Free.

A Visit to Wisconsin
2018-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Chapter 2 Books, 226 Locust St., Hudson, Wisconsin
Chapter 2 Books (226 Locust St., Hudson, chapter2books.indieeelite.org). Free.

At the Library
2018-12-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Edina Library, 5280 Grandview Square, Edina
Book talk at Edina Library (5280 Grandview Square, Edina). Free.

A Bookstore Signing
2018-12-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Av., Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
Magers and Quinn Booksellers (3038 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.). Free.

Winning Bakers and a Book
2018-12-01 12:30 - 15:00 | Mill City Museum, Baking Lab (lower level), 704 S. Second Street, Minneapolis, MN
Meet the bakers who were finalists in the 2018 Holiday Cookie Contest and sample their cookies. The authors will be there for a book signing. Mill City Museum Baking Lab (704 S. Second St., Mpls.). The cookies and book signing are free, with museum admission.

Books for Gifts
2018-12-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Mill City Museum Gift Shop, 704 S. Second St., Minneapolis, MN
Book signing at Mill City Museum gift shop (704 S. Second St., Mpls.) Free.

A Cookie Sampler
2018-11-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Star Tribune headquarters (first floor atrium), 650 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Samples of five finalists of 2018 Holiday Cookie Contest and book signing, atrium of Star Tribune headquarters (main floor, 650 Third Av. S., Mpls.). Free, but donation of canned food item for Second Harvest Heartland requested. Cookies served while supplies last. (Come early!)

The Authors Speak
2018-11-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
Speakers at “Talk of the Stacks,” Minneapolis Central Library (300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.) in Pohlad Hall. Free; doors open at 6:15 p.m. Cookies to be served.

Book Launch
2018-10-24 | Cooks of Crocus Hill, 877 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN
Book launch with authors and several cookie winners, time TBD.

Book Signing & Talk
2018-10-18 19:00 | Plymouth Library, 15700 36th Av. N., Plymouth, MN, 55446, United States
Free but reservation required; call 612-543-5825.
